If it’s worth getting to the bottom of this question – and, strangely, IMO it isn’t (assuming it’s possible) – comes the latest and maybe last unearthed fact in the “where did Edward Van Halen learn to ‘tap’?” question. (Not really tap, as those are harmonics. It’s right-handed hammer-ons, but no one uses that mouthful. [...]
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The Last Word on Where EVH First Saw Tapping?
George Lynch on EVH Back in the Day
Well, I guess it’s George Lynch week here at WoodyTone. Read this again yesterday and remembered that I forgot to note it at the time. Here’s George Lynch on Eddie Van Halen’s influence back in the day, from a Guitar Player interview (and other sources, below) – and remember that the “big three” players that [...]
George Lynch’s Woody Smoke & Mirrors Gear
Part 2 of 2; Plus George’s Vintage Parts Guitars
If you read part 1 of the Lynch Mob’s Smoke and Mirrors review, you know I’m digging the album. (I’m also really digging Lynch’s Souls of We disc – more on that in a future post.) But what’s odd about it, from a Lynch standpoint, is a [...]
Review: Lynch Mob’s Smoke & Mirrors Really Good!
Part 1 of a 2-parter
Wicked Sensation. That was George Lynch’s first post-Dokken “solo” album (the band was called Lynch Mob), and it was incredible. Still is. Great songs, great singing, great gainy tone, great playing and some of the most mind-altering solos you will ever hear.
For me, it’s one of the best albums of that [...]
A Couple Tunes You May Not Have Heard
From Gary Cherone and George Lynch
For the weekend, here are a couple of songs you may not have heard before – that, while not strictly woody, are pretty cool. I dig ‘em, anyway.
George Lynch’s ‘Breaking the Chains’ Gear
George Lynch is one of my favorite guitarists, but for guitar fans he seems to be a love him or hate him guy – no middle ground.
Maybe that’s because he has a distinctive style, and he’s very experimental having tried the rock-rap thing (I love the Smoke This CD), entire albums and concerts with baritone [...]
Is the Pinky the Least-Toneful Finger?
Do Some Players Think So?
I’ve always used my left-hand pinky while at the same time being acutely aware that many of the great players don’t – or not much. I’m talking riffing and soloing, not chording, obviously.
Mr. Scary Building One-Off Scary Axes
He’s Also Winding the Pickups Himself
George Lynch, aka Mr. Scary, is now creating scary-artistic versions of his signature ESP Super V guitar, as noted by the good folks at PremierGuitar.com.
On George’s website, the guitars are billed as being “100% tricked out” by George, and for sure they are. They look cool and probably sound cool [...]
Better Info on the Lynch/Beck/Duncan Super V Pickup
Based on a Jeff Beck Prototype
Updated 7/3/09, 9:10 am EST at bottom of story
Finally some closure (understanding of) the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop George Lynch Signature Super V pickup. The below info is from a recent thread on the Seymour Duncan forum, which referred to the following language from this post:
Lynch on Tone: ‘The Less Gain, the Better’
Too Nervous to Meet Clapton?!
George Lynch is a gain maniac. Always has been, WAY before the Mesa crowd stormed the gates of rock. He was using solid state Randalls before anyone even heard about Dimebag Darrell (RIP, bro).
So I read with interest recent comments he made in a Guitar Center interview. In it he also [...]
Misc Lynch CD, Tone Details
New Mob CD, Super V Pickup Info, T&N Trivia
Surfed around a little and picked up the following about George Lynch, for all the fellow Lynch-heads out there.
The New Mob
If you don’t have Lynch Mob’s first CD, Wicked Sensation – recorded after Dokken bit the dust – you should get it. The songs are great, if [...]
Review: EVH Frankie Pickup Worth Every Penny
Ed’s Sound: Priceless
If you’re a fan of Edward Van Halen, ask yourself this question: How much money would you pay for a pickup that EVH personally designed with Seymour Duncan?
Bear in mind that good humbuckers can cost anywhere from $40-$50 made by single-person boutique shops to $75-ish for a Duncan or DiMarizio, to around $150 [...]
Lynch Rock Tone, Vintage-Style Gear
George Lynch of Dokken fame tends to provoke fairly strong like/don’t like reactions from guitar-slingers. I’m a little perplexed by that, probably because I’m in the “like” camp.
Obviously George can play like a house on fire, and his work with Dokken and particularly on the first Lynch Mob disc is simply great. He has a [...]
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